Chapter 220 The Pig Eats the Cabbage
Shen Huaishan took the opportunity when Lu Sui stepped into the pavilion and immediately followed him.
Hearing the movement behind him, Lu Sui turned around and smiled slightly as he saw Shen Huaishan coming in.
"Lord Shen."
He smiled just right. The already handsome man was even more dazzling when he smiled.
But he was facing Bai Cai's father.
In Bai Cai's father's eyes, Lu Sui is that big fat pig. No matter how beautiful his smile is, he is still a pig.
Now, not only did the pig eat his cabbage, but it also dared to laugh at him...
Shen Huaishan was so angry that he wanted to kick him twice.
But today was the banquet he hosted, and Lu Sui was Xiao Qi's savior, so naturally he didn't dare to kick him.
But the words still need to be said.
"Master Lu is really not polite. I invited you to be my guest, but you treated yourself as one of my own and walked around the front and back yards."
The tone is unhappy and aggressive.
He hoped that Lu Sui would understand that he currently refused to marry Xiao Qi.
Lu Sui was not angry at all.
He sat down and raised his hand to pour a cup of hot tea for Shen Huaishan.
"Master Shen, you have worked hard today. Please sit down and have a cup of tea."
"...You are so shameless." Shen Huaishan sat down angrily.
Lu Sui looked up at him with a gentle smile on his face.
"Actually, Lord Shen and I are the same."
“Who’s like you?”
"I heard that when you were pursuing your wife, you climbed all over the walls of the Grand Tutor's Mansion."
Shen Huaishan: “…Say it again?!”
"Please calm down. Actually, I admire you very much..." Lu Sui immediately lowered his head and poured him a cup of tea.
Seeing his humble appearance, Shen Huaishan's anger finally subsided a little.
Just as I picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, the housekeeper hurried in from outside.
"My Lord, the Emperor is here."
Shen Huaishan and Lu Sui stood up together, walked out of the pavilion, and led everyone to greet them.
Before everyone left the garden, Emperor Minghuang was already walking slowly towards them, holding his little grandson's hand.
Shen Huaishan hurriedly trotted forward, lifted up his robe and pretended to kneel, but was stopped by the Emperor Ming.
"Alright, alright. You're hosting a banquet today. I'm just a guest. No need for all the formalities."
Shen Huaishan smiled at him respectfully: "Didn't you say you would arrive later? I was thinking of picking you up later."
"Oh, do you need to pick me up? I don't know the way?"
As the Emperor spoke, he looked up at everything in the garden, his eyes full of emotion.
"Huaishan, is that the attic where we used to drink secretly?"
Shen Huaishan glanced in the direction of his finger and immediately laughed: "Your Majesty, you have a really good memory. That's right, you were drunk at the time and slept there for a whole day and a whole night."
"You still have the nerve to laugh at me? You're even drunker than me."
"Yes, yes, I can't drink as much as you do. Since you're here today, why don't you have a few more drinks?"
"What do you want to drink?" An old and majestic voice came.
Everyone turned around and looked at the old master who was hurriedly coming with a cane, and automatically made way for him.
The old Grand Tutor Bai Changming walked up to the Emperor and bowed. "I was just behind him, and this scoundrel didn't even let anyone notify me. I beg your forgiveness for being late."
The Emperor Minghuang quickly helped the man up.
"Please get up quickly. I'm here today as a long-time friend of Huaishan's. There's no need to follow those rules."
He personally supported the old master and walked in front, with Shen Huaishan by his side.
The little grandson who was originally held in the hand walked to Lu Sui's side very consciously and saluted respectfully.
"Grandmaster."
Lu Sui nodded, took his little hand and walked behind him.
After walking a few steps, the young prince asked him curiously, "Didn't you say you hated these kinds of banquets? Why are you here today?"
Lu Sui lowered his eyes and looked at him.
"When did this humble official say this?"
"Last time, Lord Li invited you to attend his grandson's hundred-day banquet, and you refused without a word."
"How can Lord Li compare to Lord Shen?"
"That's right." The little grandson was quite understanding. "The girls from Lord Li's house are not as pretty as the girls from Lord Shen's house."
"...Is this humble minister so superficial in your heart?"
“Taifu is naturally not superficial. Last time I followed you out of the city to the horse farm, passing by Qianwei Tower, I saw you staring at Miss Shen in Qianwei Tower.”
"Just look at it, and laugh secretly."
"Do you think you like her?"
Lu Sui glanced at him lightly and said, "Stop talking! Go back and copy the Thousand Character Classic ten times."
"……ah?!"
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Bai Jinyu took Jiang Yueyao to see the Emperor Minghuang.
This was not the first time Jiang Yueyao met the Emperor Minghuang. She had seen him from afar once before at the Royal Summer Resort.
The last occasion was grand and the Emperor was majestic.
But today, she looked at the Emperor Ming who was sitting in the first seat. He was wearing a dark blue brocade robe, which reduced his majesty and solemnity a lot. He looked at her with a smile on his face, appearing very kind.
"Shen Baoqi?"
"The minister is here."
"You look exactly like your mother when she was young." Emperor Minghuang said with emotion.
Jiang Yueyao smiled lightly: "Everyone says so. My grandfather and two uncles were also surprised when they saw me."
"Hahaha... With Bai Jinguang's temper, wouldn't he want to send you to Mobei to show your parents?"
Jiang Yueyao smiled and looked at her second uncle who was standing beside her.
Bai Jinguang stood up, walked to her side and looked at Minghuang.
"You know me well. That's exactly what I thought at the time."
"Your impulsive and impatient personality has not changed since you were a child."
“…”
Bai Jinguang thought, being remembered so clearly, I don’t know whether it is a blessing or a misfortune?
The Emperor Minghuang asked the eunuch holding a tray to present a gift, and considering that she had been wandering outside for many years and had suffered a lot, he wanted to confer the title of County Princess on her.
Shen Huaishan was so frightened that he knelt down hurriedly.
"emperor……"
"Alright, shut up." The Emperor raised his eyes and looked at everyone present, his voice majestic. "Back then, when that scoundrel Pei Zhangming forced the emperor to abdicate, the old Grand Tutor, at such an advanced age, stubbornly guarded the gate of the Palace of Heavenly Purity, not leaving for a moment. Shen Huaishan led the troops to rescue the Emperor, but I have never rewarded him for this feat. Now that the Shen family's daughter has been living abroad, and now that she has returned, it wouldn't be excessive for me to bestow upon her the title of County Master, right?"
No one dares to object.
They all said in unison: "Your Majesty is wise."
Jiang Yueyao followed in a daze, and her mother knelt down to accept the title.
By the time they left the men's banquet, Jiang Yueyao had still not come to her senses.
Until Bai Jinyu pulled her and said, "Be careful not to hit the tree."
Jiang Yueyao finally came back to her senses and looked at her mother.
"Mother, what's the official rank of a county lady?"
"A third-rank official."
"Ah?" Jiang Yueyao's eyes widened in shock.
"In the future, with the title of County Lady, no one will dare to bully you anymore." Bai Jinyu held her little hand. "This is the emperor's grace and his friendship for your father."
"Does he have a good relationship with Dad?"
"When they were young, they were so close that they almost wore the same pants." Bai Jinyu looked back on the past with a look of emotion, "So for all these years, your father guarded Mobei for him, desperately defending the first line of defense of the Daye Dynasty, preventing any foreign invasion."
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